This album was released in 2000 on East West Records, this is Pantera’s final album, they dedicated it to their fans. This was the second album that was recorded with Phil Anselmo’s vocals away from the band and later mixed in. The album was produced by Vinnie Paul, Dimebag …

Armenia City in The Sky is a song by the Who and is the opening song to their album The Who Sell Out. The track opens up with a robotic voice reading the days of the week before transitioning into the bulk of the song which one can tell …

I was watching the MTV VMAs this year and finally got a chance to see Lady Gaga show what she’s working with (so to speak.) Anyway, I realized that she has a lot more talent that I first thought she did. She performed “Paparazzi”—”a song about the …

If there’s a popstar that I believe could make a hit after hit without tiring the general audience, I will probably say it is Katy Perry. Her presence in the music industry is pretty much felt in the span of almost a decade, (gosh it makes me feel old) …

The mid-nineties was a strange era for rock music. Grunge was in complete control, and it was being commercialized so heavily that it was destined to burn itself out quickly. While it had started as a small scene, it had become the brand of rock, and even music in …

My opinion of this band has changed dramatically over time. When I was about 14, I loved this band. I got their album “The Young and the Hopeless” for my 14th birthday and fell in love with it. Then I got their first album and loved that one too. …

Billy Gilman: One Voice CD is the CD that started it all for this country singer. I have always been very impressed with Gilman. He had the right attitude as a young boy, apparently thanks to parents who kept him grounded and had the right kind of …

You Like Me Too Much is a track by The Beatles which appears on their record Help. The track is written by Harrison and features him on lead vocals. One thing I’m not a huge fan of about early Beatles material is that a lot of the songs all …

Overview - Long John Silver, Jefferson Airplane’s seventh effort, is an album that truly relied on Jorma Kaukonen, if he was not on this album, it would’ve been miles worse than what it was. Although the album really isn’t that good by any means, I’d say just average at …

I think this is another great effort from Eminem and it had a great music video to go with it. Most men would love this simply because he has used both Megan Fox and Rhianna in this video but there are deeper meanings for those who wish to look.
Eminem …

Epidemic is a song by Slayer which appears on their 1986 record, Reign In Blood. The track opens up with a very rapid drum pattern by Lombardo before the guitars and bass come in to join with Lombardo. By Reign In Blood Araya has definitely developed his own vocal …

Trust me, this album is very special. I remember how I listened to this album for the first time, and how I was impressed by what I heard. I liked the debut album by U2, called Boy. I did not like the second album, October, at all. But then …

The Nomad is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album Brave New World. Something great about Brave New World is that it is the first album with Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson back in the band after a disastrous period with Blaze Bayley, although this is …

Sevendust released their 4th studio album,”Seasons,” in 2003.The band had already received commercial success with their previous outings.Even though Seasons failed to reach previous commercial success it did in fact prove that the band had matured.The distinctive sound in which Sevendust had been working on for years had finally …

To be completely and totally honest I am not a huge, die-hard country fan. I am the type of person who likes a mixture of music. That being said several years ago I was in walmart when I saw Toby Keith’s album “How DoYou Like Me Now”. If memory …

I received a “Lost Highway” cd by Bon Jovi for an early birthday present. I am a Bon Jovi fan from way back around when they first came out, I was in my teens.
I am aware this CD has been out since 2007, yet I have not got …

This is Lucky Ali’s third album after Sunoh and sifar. This one is lucky ali for th third time in a row. This album came after a long gap of 2 years from his second album sifar. This album is yet another add to the list of LA’s …

Iowa is Slipknot’s third album and second album on Roadrunner Records, produced by Ross Robinson and Slipknot and released in August of 2001. The first thing people notice about this album is it’s artwork, it really is something I’ve never seen before, they used a shiny metallic looking mirror …

Heresy, one of the darkest sounding Nine Inch Nails tracks throughout their entire discography, is a track which appears on what is considered the band’s best work, The Downward Spiral. I just finished reviewing the track Only which I reviewed as being pretty eerie but not so much of …

Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Kitty Kat”
Album: B-Day
Label: Columbia
Director: Melina and Beyonce
“Kitty Kat” is not really an official Beyonce music video per-se, it is rather a mini music video of sorts that serves as a one minute introduction to Beyonce’s eighth and final “B-Day” music video titled “Green Light”, so “Kitty Kat” …

In the song Montana off the Apostrophe album Zappa explains his life as if he were a cattle rancher in the state of Montana. The vocals in this song are interesting because Frank utilizes a lot of metaphors like dental floss being compared to rope it’s kind of funny. …

LOVE GUN
Another “live in studio” effort that would be the album KISS’ tour would revolve around on the band’s first excursion into Japan.
Classics such as LOVE GUN and CHRISTINE SiXTEEN are side by side underrated gems such as PLASTER CASTER and one of Peter Criss’ WORST songs ever HOOLIGAN. …

When I first heard of Katy Perry’s Firework, I thought it is just another teenage song and so I didn’t pay much attention to it. But yesterday, my brother showed me a video he made using that song, and I was moved by the lyrics. Contrary to what I …

I was unimpressed by this release to a rather high extent. I think that the band did not go anywhere with this album, and it sounds rather backward and also kind of boring. Many of the songs on this album are cheap and forgettable, very easy to see through. …

Violent Pacification is a cover performed and recorded by Slayer for their album Undisputed Attitude. The song starts off with a very rapid bass line played by Araya, with a pretty bad tone I may add, with some guitars coming in and out to reinforce the rhythm. I will …

A Perfect Circle released their debut album,”Mer De Noms,” in 2000 on the Virgin Records Label.Maynard James Keenan took a break from his original band Tool to collaborate with fellow musicians and friends.The album generated critical acclaim and reached commercial success.The album relies on the concept of first names …

The King Of Carrot Flowers Pts. 2 And Three is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the second song on their sophomore effort, In the Aeroplane Over The Sea. Picking up where the previous song, The King Of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1, left off, this track opens …

Can’t Stand You is a cover by Slayer which appears on their record full of punk covers, which I still don’t understand why they chose to do and release, Undisputed Attitude. The problem I had with Undisputed Attitude is that many of the songs ended up having the same …

Today I will be speaking about a west coast classic album. And that is the Thug Lords album recorded by Yuk Mouth and C-bo. I must say that I love everything about this great album. The beats the lyrics and flows are all great. I think C Bo and Yukmouth …

Artist: Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
Video: “Deja Vu”
Album: B’Day
Label: Columbia
Director: Sophie Muller
Okay, we get it, Beyonce, you and your husband are on top of the world, he makes you very horny, and you would do anything for him. Oh boy, I got flashes of her…horrid… Sasha Fierce image in this very …

When I first listened to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend by Miranda Lambert, I really thought that I am reading to a novel or something. There is a certain kind of story to this CD album that I like so much. Her voice is soft and crooning and she can even …

This is 3 doors down’s first major label album released in 2000 on Universal Records. You could call this album post grunge I guess, there are heavy parts but it’s not really a heavy album. Singles include Kryptonite Loser, and Be Like That. The album is a really interesting …

I can’t even begin to explain the excitement that I felt when I heard that Opio from the Hieroglyphics crew would be dropping a solo release. He has always been one of my favorite rappers from the Hieroglyphics crew. The first time I heard word of his solo album …

Overview —“ Yellow Submarine, the tenth album released by The Beatles, is an album split into two sides where side one is basically just normal songs and side two is made up of instrumentals written by George Martin, The Beatles’ producer. In my opinion the album sort of comes …

Artist: Beyonce ft. Sean Paul
Video: “Baby Boy”
Album: Dangerously in Love
Label: Columbia
Director: Jake Nava
“Baby Boy” is the second single and music video from Beyonce’s solo debut album entitled “Dangerously in Love”, following the previous single and video hit “Crazy in Love”. In one swift move, Beyonce moves up from Jay-Z …

Kids On Holiday is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their album Sung Tongs. Not to put pressure on the track, but I must say that each of the songs to precede it on the record have been excellent and it has quite a bit to live …

Candy Says is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their self-titled record. The track starts off with a very melodic sound with a clean guitar and a light drum rhythm with Doug Yule rather than Lou Reed singing lead vocals. Although to no major extent, the …

Aaliyah
“Journey To The Past”
“Anastasia” Original Soundtrack
Atlantic Records
Ah, I’m not so quite sure what they were thinking when they made this video. Don’t get me wrong, Aaliyah does what she does best, it’s just this video that is not ‘at its best’. Is it me or do all music videos …

This CD — Hank Jones: If You Were Mine — is for the people who have influenced the singer. If you read the liner jacket for nothing else, read the bit about Tony Bennett. I was absolutely laughing at loud at the notation there. It’s priceless.
This …

One More Weekend is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album New Morning. The starts off in a lazy and laid-back fashion with a blues sounding rhythm with Dylan coming in with the vocals. I don’t like the use of background vocals on this track as …

My thoughts on Justin Bieber?
He has some of the worlds biggest haters but also some of the craziest fans. I believe he deserves the attention he gets, he can actually play instruments while singing and doesn’t fail miserably. I was interested in his fame when I heard he was …

Over and over again by Nelly and Tim McGraw is a song that is a mix between rap and country music. It is about how these guys girl friends are leaving them but they say they can’t get over the fact about who they were going out with now. …

Overview —“ Steal This Album, the third effort by System Of A Down, is made up of tracks which leaked on the internet after the release of Toxicity and so the band decided to finish up these tracks and release them in their final forms. Just from this description, …

“Sucker” is a Peeping Tom off of their album “Peeping Tom”. Peeping Tom is just one of the many associated acts and bands that Mike Patton either formed or contributes to. What made me want to review this particular song “Sucker” is that it quite oddly features the beautiful …

This is a collection of B Sides and rarities, plus music video’s on a DVD. Going back 10 years, the album released this in 2005 to mark their tenth anniversary with the label. Eight of the songs here are cover songs, Simple Man the Lynyrd Skynyrd cover, If only …

Rosemary is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their album Aoxomoxoa. Rosemary is an extremely melodic track and only features the vocals of Jerry Garcia along with an acoustic guitar which he sings along with. I should also mention that Garcia has sort of an echo …

Colbie Caillat’s “Breakthrough (Standard And Deluxe Edition)” Album
If there’s a few words to describe this follow-up second studio album by Colbie Caillat, they’d have to be
Sweet, Romantic, Relaxing, And something for everyone.
If you ever have trouble falling asleep, or just love a nice relaxation session, this would be …

“Sean Paul” is a Jamaican dancehall deejay who is now also very popular on the international hip hop scene. I have noticed that many foreigners seem to think that the music which he does is hip hop, however, that is not true as in Jamaica a form of music …

Break The Spell is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Steel Wheels. This song starts off with sort of an odd sounding guitar riff which goes back and forth between the right and left channel in sort of a sweeping effect. Jagger comes in …

U.F.O. Story is a song by the Flaming Lips which appears on their third studio record, Telepathic Surgery. The track opens up with a recording of someone talking about their experience seeing a U.F.O. which goes fittingly with the title of the track, but this does get dragged out …